So the guys at Bethesda let it slip a few months ago that Elder Scrolls V was in the works for 2010, and a friend said he read a possible release in 2009... I'm looking for the article, but I'm friggin' STOKED about a new Elder Scrolls game coming out in the next 12-18 months!!!

I think they can learn a lot with the successes and failures of their previous landmark releases like Morrowind, Oblivion and Fallout 3 and make ESV an absolute KICK ASS game!

I don't do any of that magic crap. My magicka is still at the default 100 points. The only magic I use is transmute and the first available healing spell, that's it. Not a big fan of ranged combat, I like to run up and decapitate folks while absorbing their health and their souls.

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ZootedGranny:

"That's the reason my FFL team name is TrentGreenLeadBlock. When you see this mother****er coming around the corner on a block, put your children to bed and batten down the hatch on your girl's snatch, because the same power that destroys defenders can scar the minds of the youth and simultaneously impregnate any woman within sight, live or on television."

I just unlocked the decapitate perk yesterday. I forgot I had it and the first time I used it, I squealed like a little girl.

Shit never gets old, brah. There are a couple of different animation and they're glorious. Also, different enemies have different ones too... there are special ways to kill predator beasts, draugars and dragons.

I wonder what the dragon kill animation is like with a two handed weapon.

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ZootedGranny:

"That's the reason my FFL team name is TrentGreenLeadBlock. When you see this mother****er coming around the corner on a block, put your children to bed and batten down the hatch on your girl's snatch, because the same power that destroys defenders can scar the minds of the youth and simultaneously impregnate any woman within sight, live or on television."

You guys should honestly not do every side-quest on your first play-through, and stick to one side of the map (east or west depending on if you are stormcloak (east) / imperial (west)). Then you can do a second play-through as a different race and different class, and do all new missions. That's what I did and it's like a whole different game.

Got the Azura's Star last night. I thought it would be a lot harder but thankfully the sunken fort was full of necromancers instead of mages. It was a freaking slaughter. I did have to use a couple of health potions when fighting those daedra dudes shooting powerful fire all over the place inside the Star, though.

Now I have a permanent Black Soul Gem.

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ZootedGranny:

"That's the reason my FFL team name is TrentGreenLeadBlock. When you see this mother****er coming around the corner on a block, put your children to bed and batten down the hatch on your girl's snatch, because the same power that destroys defenders can scar the minds of the youth and simultaneously impregnate any woman within sight, live or on television."

actually I always play shooter games. no rpg's. first timer here. killed my first dragon last night and was shocked how easy it was. shot that sumbitch with about 20 arrows but he wouldn't die. he landed I said **** it....ran at him shooting fire while he was shooting fire at me (I'm wearing a hood and jacket that increase magic...no armor) I'm completely surrounded by fire...about to die....and the dragon dropped dead. I am a shout boy now. hooray! I was cracking up last night - I'm at some dudes shop and I'd just crouch next to a weapon I wanted to steal and wait until I was "unobserved" and take it while the dude stands right next to me. what a dork.

how do you increase how many pounds you can carry...cause I want everything!

by the way, completed the quest last night where I had to bring the golden claw to the dude at the store. I was told there would be a reward. when I gave it to him the quest was marked as complete and it said something like "I returned the claw and was rewareded". that bastard didn't give me ANYTHING. so I robbed him blind. thought about killing him but didn't know what ...... if anything.... would happen if I did. why didn't I get some money yo?